Photo
and
copyright
by
Underwood
&Underwood
EASTER WEEK. AT THE RIVER JORDAN
Next to a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, the water from the River Jordan is one of the greatest thingsthe
deeply
religious
peasants
ofRussia,
Greece, Bulgaria, and Turkey wish for. Thousands of devoted pilgrims come to this holy river in order
tobathe
inthestream,
that
they
may
be
washed of their sin. Every pilgrim to the River Jordan fills a bottle with the sacred water to takehome,
sothat
those
who
cannot
make
the
journey may avail themselves of its purifying powers.